index /ˈɪndɛks/ CET4 TEM4 ( indexing, indexed, indexes )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted. 指数

  例：

  ...the consumer price index.

  …消费价格指数。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to. 索引

  例：

  There's even a special subject index.

  甚至有一个特别的主题索引。

• 3. 

  V-T If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it. 为…编索引

  例：

  A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers.

  这批数量巨大的档案的1/4都已编了索引，可供研究者查阅。

• 4. 

  V-T If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases. 使与…挂钩 [usu passive]

  例：

  Minimum benefits and wages are to be indexed to inflation.

  最低养老金和最低工资都要与通货膨胀挂钩。

• 5. 

  → see also card index